NYS Special Education Parent Centers

New York State Special Education Parent Centers

There are 14 Special Education Parent Centers across New York State. These centers will provide parents of children with disabilities with information, resources, and strategies to:

promote their meaningful involvement in their children's education programs, including information regarding the special education process (referrals, individual evaluations and individualized education program development and transition planning);

assist in understanding their children's disabilities;

promote early resolution of disputes between parents and school districts;

promote the use of resolution sessions and special education mediation;

assist in understanding procedural due process rights, including the right to impartial hearings and appeals and the State complaint process; and

enhance parents' skills and levels of confidence to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with other schools and other stakeholders to advocate and actively participate in their children's education program.

Long Island Region

Long Island Parent Center
Center for Community Inclusion
Brentwood Campus, Long Island University
100 Second Avenue
Brentwood, New York 11717
516-589-4562
613-952-0809 Fax http://www.liparentcenterliu.org

Region served: Long Island
Covers the following BOCES: Suffolk; Nassau

Brooklyn

INCLUDEnyc (formerly Resources for Children with Special Needs)
In collaboration with United We Stand of NY
116 E. 16th Street, 5th floor
New York, New York 10003
212-677-4660 (English)
212-677-4668 (Spanish)
212-254-4070 Faxhttp://www.includenyc.org

Queens

INCLUDEnyc (formerly Resources for Children with Special Needs)
In collaboration with United We Stand of NY
116 E. 16th Street, 5th floor
New York, New York 10003
212-677-4660 (English)
212-677-4668 (Spanish)
212-254-4070 Faxhttp://www.includenyc.org

Covers the following BOCES: Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego; Madison-Oneida; Oneida-Herkimer-Madison; Oswego County; Onondaga-Cortland-Madison; Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga; Cayuga-Onondaga and Syracuse City School District